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Prince Moritz of Saxe-Altenburg (24 October 1829 in Eisenberg – 13 May 1907 in Arco, Austria-Hungary), was a member of the ducal house of Saxe-Altenburg. He was the father of Ernst II, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg.
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| Prince Moritz | |||||
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| Prince Moritz of Saxe-Altenburg | |||||
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| Born | 24 October 1829 Eisenberg, Saxe-Altenburg | ||||
| Died | 13 May 1907 (aged 77) Arco, Tirol, Austria-Hungary | ||||
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| Issue | Marie Anne, Princess of Schaumburg-Lippe Grand Duchess Elizabeth Mavrikievna of Russia Princess Margarethe Ernst II, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg Louise Charlotte, Princess Edward of Anhalt | ||||
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| House | House of Wettin | ||||
| Father | Georg, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg | ||||
| Mother | Duchess Marie Louise of Mecklenburg-Schwerin | ||||
He was the third but second surviving son of Georg, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg and Duchess Marie Louise of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (daughter of Frederick Louis, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and his first wife Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna of Russia).
In Meiningen on 15 October 1862 Moritz married Princess Augusta of Saxe-Meiningen, daughter of Bernhard II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen. They had five children:
| Name | Birth | Death | Notes |
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| Princess Marie Anne | 14 March 1864 | 3 May 1918 | married on 16 April 1882 to Prince Georg of Schaumburg-Lippe. |
| Princess Elisabeth Augusta Marie Agnes | 25 January 1865 | 24 March 1927 | married on 27 April 1884 to Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich of Russia; [upon her marriage, she took the name Elizaveta Mavrikievna in a Russian Orthodox baptism] |
| Princess Margarethe Marie Agnes Adelaide Karoline Fredericka | 22 May 1867 | 17 June 1882 | died unmarried with no issue |
| Ernst II, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg | 31 August 1871 | 22 March 1955 | married Princess Adelaide of Schaumburg-Lippe |
| Princess Louise Charlotte of Saxe-Altenburg | 11 August 1873 | 14 April 1953 | married on 6 February 1895 to Eduard, Duke of Anhalt; they divorced on 26 January 1918, shortly before he died. |
He received the following orders and decorations:[1]
Ernestine duchies: Grand Cross of the Saxe-Ernestine House Order, November 1847[2]
Kingdom of Prussia:
Mecklenburg: Grand Cross of the Wendish Crown, with Crown in Ore
Kingdom of Saxony: Knight of the Rue Crown, 1848[5]
Kingdom of Hanover:
Oldenburg: Grand Cross of the Order of Duke Peter Friedrich Ludwig, with Golden Crown, 9 February 1852[7]
Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach: Grand Cross of the White Falcon, 4 February 1851[8]
Ascanian duchies: Grand Cross of Albert the Bear, 28 April 1853[9]
Lippe:
Kingdom of Greece: Grand Cross of the Redeemer
Russian Empire: Knight of St. Andrew
Brunswick: Grand Cross of the Henry the LionMoritzstraße in Altenburg is named after the Prince.
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